Celebrity Poker Showdown Signs with Hellmuth and Harrah’s
Out with the old Phil, in with the new Phil. That seemed to be the credo of hit poker series Celebrity Poker Showdown this week, as Phil Hellmuth was handed the reigns to co-host the show, which just saw Phil Gordon depart for greener pastures. Hellmuth will join the show’s other host, comedian Dave Foley, to provide color commentary on the poker play of celebrities trying to win money for charity. And speaking of charity, Hurricane Katrina-ravaged New Orleans will be the locale for the series’ eighth poker tournament, and all participating celebrities will be trying to earn money for causes benefiting victims of the natural disaster.
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Poker lingo:
- RAINBOW - In flop games, a flop in which no two cards are of the same suit. "The flop was A 9 7 rainbow."
- BURN - To discard the top card of the deck prior to dealing, usually done for every dealing round except the first. The theory being that if somehow the cards are marked (illegally) no one will know what card will next be dealt, only what card will be burned. This makes marked cards less of an advantage, hence tends to reduce cheating.
- BAD-BEAT JACKPOT - In some cardrooms, a prize that is shared by the players in a game, when a very good hand (usually Aces full, or better) is beaten by a higher hand. Jackpots are usually financed by taking a drop ($1 is a common amount) from every pot. A typical division of the jackpot will give the losing hand 50 %, the winning hand 25 %, and the other players at the table share the remaining 25 % of the Jackpot.
- TAP - In no-limit games, to wager all of one's money in one bet.
- FLUSH - A poker hand consisting of five cards all one suit.
- MUCK - [1] A collection of face-down cards near the dealer composed of discards, i.e., folded hands, burns and discards for drawing purposes. [2] To throw one's cards into the muck, thus folding.
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